Deepak Mahaan

is a documentary filmmaker, author, columnist, sports commentator & mentor.

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Mohammed Rafi: Bharat’s Eternal Ratna

The brilliance of genius lies in simplicity. And one artist who personified this maxim in the world of music was none other than the legendary Mohammed Rafi since he rendered the most intricate phrases and...

Meena Kumari: Performer Beyond Comparison

Films are emotions unraveled in images. Greater the bond between the images and the emotions of a story, greater the chance of a film impacting the audiences’ collective consciousness for a lifetime. Though multiple factors...

Tiger Pataudi: Intelligent, dashing and fearless cricketer, both on and off the field

In December 1961, six months after the car accident in which he lost most of the eyesight of one eye, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi smashed a brilliant century against England at Madras (now Chennai). Asked...

Songs for Mahatma’s Ears

As a devoted follower of Mahatma Gandhi’s principles of truth and non-violence, I often wonder what the Mahatma would have opined about our Hindi film songs if he had been alive today? While he would...

King Charles III of Great Britain: Walking along with the would be King

Bhanwata–Kolyala is not easy to find on the map, not even for a resident of Rajasthan. So deep is it embedded within Sariska forest, that not many locals are even aware of its existence. But...

Remembering Rafi: Greatest Ever Playback Singer

What is it that makes the Mohammed Rafi magic endure amongst listeners cutting across barriers of age, caste, creed, colour, gender and national boundaries even after forty-two years? Ascribing any one reason would be a...

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Six die in Jharkhand, as mine caves in

Giridih: Excavating coal from abandoned mines, is not a new thing for the residents of Giridih. About a dozen villages in and around Central...

Mamata Vs Centre face off over Bengal cadre IPS officers

Kolkata: On yet another issue, Mamata Banerjee led Bengal government and centre have locked horns. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday sent...

Farmers of Bengal colour Kolkata red

Kolkata: On the lines of farmers' protest in Maharashtra and ongoing All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS)'s Kisan Long March in New Delhi, the farmers...

Cyclone Yaas wreak havoc in coastal West Bengal

Kolkata: Watch cyclone Yaas wreak havoc in coastal West Bengal-- East Medinipur, South 24 Parganas, Digha, Mandarmani among others. Lunar high tide added on...

Bhopal gas tragedy victims lose a true friend

Bhopal: For over 30 years, Abdul Jabbar struggled to get medical and economic rehabilitation for the victims of Bhopal Gas Disaster of 1984 which...